#3BB09C#3BB09C
#3BB09C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.344; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.107 H 179.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #3BB09C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(59, 176, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 50%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 66%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 0%, 11.4%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.26, -37.22, 0.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.26, 37.23, 178.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.7% -0.1075 0.0013) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.7% 0.108 179.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3268, 34.3782, 36.8523) |
| Luminance | 0.3438 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.36
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.51
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.58
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.64
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.15
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#3BB09C #B03B4F
analogous
#3BB061 #3BB09C #3B89B0
triadic
#3BB09C #9C3BB0 #B09C3B
tetradic
#3BB09C #613BB0 #B03B4F #89B03B
square
#3BB09C #613BB0 #B03B4F #89B03B
split-complementary
#3BB09C #B03B89 #B0613B
monochromatic
#1C544B #2C8273 #3BB09C #5FC9B7 #8DD9CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#3BB09C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.88
#3BB09C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #3BB09C
7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##3BB09C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##3BB09C | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.88 | 7.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A69B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98999E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #3bb09c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 176, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.107 179.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c8b9',
500: '#3bb09c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #3bb09c; $custom-light: #80c8b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#3bb09c",
"rgb": {
"r": 59,
"g": 176,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.744,
"s": 49.787,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68703,
"c": 0.1075,
"h": 179.3
},
"luminance": 0.34381
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#3BB09C
secondary
#C3838E
accent
#4E66D9
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280